diff --git a/src/u_ceproject.pas b/src/u_ceproject.pas
index 9514e9d6..b9f0bb9a 100644
--- a/src/u_ceproject.pas
+++ b/src/u_ceproject.pas
@@ -872,6 +872,14 @@ begin
   fMsgs.message(usingCompilerInfo(CEProjectCompiler), fAsProjectItf, amcProj, amkInf);
   fCompilProc.CurrentDirectory := prjpath;
   fCompilProc.Executable := fCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(CEProjectCompiler);
+  if not fCompilProc.Executable.fileExists then
+  begin
+    fMsgs.message(format('error, the compiler path for `%s` does not seem valid',
+      [DCompiler2String[CEProjectCompiler]]), fAsProjectItf, amcProj, amkErr);
+    fMsgs.message('check menu `Options`, `Compilers Paths`', fAsProjectItf, amcProj, amkHint);
+    subjProjCompiled(fProjectSubject, fAsProjectItf, false);
+    exit;
+  end;
   fCompilProc.Options := fCompilProc.Options + [poStderrToOutPut, poUsePipes];
   fCompilProc.ShowWindow := swoHIDE;
   fCompilProc.OnReadData:= @compProcOutput;
@@ -1144,8 +1152,8 @@ begin
   else if value = ldc then
     value := ldmd;
   CEProjectCompiler := value;
-  if not sel.isCompilerValid(CEProjectCompiler) then
-    CEProjectCompiler := dmd;
+  //if not sel.isCompilerValid(CEProjectCompiler) then
+  //  CEProjectCompiler := dmd;
 end;
 
 initialization
diff --git a/src/u_dubproject.pas b/src/u_dubproject.pas
index 14bd3ca6..c4835281 100644
--- a/src/u_dubproject.pas
+++ b/src/u_dubproject.pas
@@ -1107,6 +1107,7 @@ var
   rargs: TStringList;
   i: integer;
   e: string;
+  d: string;
 begin
   if fDubProc.isNotNil and fDubProc.Active then
   begin
@@ -1163,7 +1164,16 @@ begin
     if (fConfigs.Count <> 1) and (fConfigs[0] <> DubDefaultConfigName) then
       fDubProc.Parameters.Add('--config=' + fConfigs[fConfigIx]);
   end;
-  fDubProc.Parameters.Add('--compiler=' + fCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(DubCompiler));
+  d := fCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(DubCompiler);
+  if not d.fileExists then
+  begin
+    fMsgs.message(format('error, the compiler path for `%s` does not seem valid',
+      [DCompiler2String[DubCompiler]]), fAsProjectItf, amcProj, amkErr);
+    fMsgs.message('check menu `Options`, `Compilers Paths`', fAsProjectItf, amcProj, amkHint);
+    subjProjCompiled(fProjectSubject, fAsProjectItf, false);
+    exit;
+  end;
+  fDubProc.Parameters.Add('--compiler=' + d);
   dubBuildOptions.getOpts(fDubProc.Parameters);
   if (command <> dcBuild) and runArgs.isNotEmpty then
   begin
@@ -1891,13 +1901,13 @@ begin
 end;
 
 procedure setDubCompiler(value: DCompiler);
-var
-  sel: ICompilerSelector;
+//var
+  //sel: ICompilerSelector;
 begin
-  sel := getCompilerSelector;
+  //sel := getCompilerSelector;
   DubCompiler := value;
-  if not sel.isCompilerValid(DubCompiler) then
-    DubCompiler := dmd;
+  //if not sel.isCompilerValid(DubCompiler) then
+  //  DubCompiler := dmd;
 end;
 {$ENDREGION}
 
diff --git a/src/u_interfaces.pas b/src/u_interfaces.pas
index b0a20a65..95ac098c 100644
--- a/src/u_interfaces.pas
+++ b/src/u_interfaces.pas
@@ -490,6 +490,10 @@ type
   function getCodeFormatting: ICodeFormatting; inline;
   function getLifeTimeManager: ILifetimeManager; inline;
 
+  const
+    DCompiler2String: array[DCompiler] of string = ('dmd', 'gdc', 'gdmd', 'ldc', 'ldmd',
+      'user1', 'user2', 'global');
+
 implementation
 
 {$REGION TMultiDocSubject ----------------------------------------------------}
@@ -665,12 +669,9 @@ end;
 {$ENDREGION}
 
 function usingCompilerInfo(value: DCompiler): string;
-const
-  c2id: array[DCompiler] of string = ('dmd', 'gdc', 'gdmd', 'ldc', 'ldmd',
-    'user1', 'user2', 'global');
 begin
   result := format('using %s (%s)',
-    [getCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(value), c2id[value]]);
+    [getCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(value), DCompiler2String[value]]);
 end;
 
 end.
diff --git a/src/u_main.pas b/src/u_main.pas
index 054ff401..2d90fde4 100644
--- a/src/u_main.pas
+++ b/src/u_main.pas
@@ -3068,6 +3068,13 @@ begin
       ldc, ldmd: dmdProc.Executable := fCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(ldmd);
       else dmdProc.Executable       := fCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(fRunnablesOptions.compiler);
     end;
+    if not dmdProc.Executable.fileExists then
+    begin
+      fMsgs.message(format('error, the compiler path for `%s` does not seem valid',
+        [DCompiler2String[fRunnablesOptions.compiler]]), fDoc, amcEdit, amkErr);
+      fMsgs.message('check menu `Options`, `Compilers Paths`', fDoc, amcEdit, amkHint);
+      exit;
+    end;
     dmdproc.Parameters.Add(fDoc.fileName);
     if not asObj then
       dmdproc.Parameters.Add('-of' + fname + exeExt)
@@ -3416,6 +3423,8 @@ begin
 end;
 
 procedure TMainForm.dubFile(outside: boolean);
+var
+  d: string;
 begin
   if fDoc.isNil then
     exit;
@@ -3442,9 +3451,15 @@ begin
     {$ENDIF}
     fRunProc.XTermProgram:=consoleProgram;
   end;
-  if fRunnablesOptions.compiler <> dmd then
-    fRunProc.Parameters.add('--compiler=' +
-      fCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(fRunnablesOptions.compiler));
+  d := fCompilerSelector.getCompilerPath(fRunnablesOptions.compiler);
+  if not d.fileExists then
+  begin
+    fMsgs.message(format('error, the compiler path for `%s` does not seem valid',
+      [DCompiler2String[fRunnablesOptions.compiler]]), fDoc, amcEdit, amkErr);
+    fMsgs.message('check menu `Options`, `Compilers Paths`', fDoc, amcEdit, amkHint);
+    exit;
+  end;
+  fRunProc.Parameters.add('--compiler=' + d);
   fRunProc.Parameters.Add(fDoc.fileName);
   fRunProc.execute;
 end;